ChrisMatheson
@Chris_Matheson
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@Lea_EFC The champs league is the problem. A cartel designed to keep rich clubs rich & prevent sustained challenge to cartel members, it also distorts and corrupts domestic leagues across Europe. Now every other club must come together and end this scam.
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@davidyelland Newspapers should report the news, not the opinions of their billionaire owners. They have no place telling people how to vote , such endorsements should be outlawed.
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@D_Blanchflower @campbellclaret @bbclaurak “Opinion is divided. Prof Minford thinks it a good idea, every other economist everywhere thinks it’s a disaster.”.
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@ToffeeTVEFC If you want financial fair play, then everyone gets to spend the same. Next the Rich 6 will de demanding the goals they are attacking must be bigger than the goals they’re defending.
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@LouHaigh Just get on and build it. Right now it goes from somewhere that doesn’t want it, to somewhere that doesn’t need it. It only makes sense if it is built north, even up to Scotland.
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@rohantalbot @Doylech All part of delegitimising the UN and its agencies so they can’t hold Israel to account. How many UN Resolutions has Israel been allowed to ignore ?.
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@sammatterface You are not mentioning the real problem - the structural imbalance between the rich 6 and the rest which means a mafia-style shakedown is possible, to force poorer clubs to part worth their best players at below market rates. Champions league and PSR/FFP to blame.
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@EniAlu 1st class degree in law. 100 caps for England .Successful broadcasting career. You don’t need to prove yourself to anyone Eni. Just keep doing what you’re doing .
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There is now a Mexican stand off over #Everton. Mosh can’t bin off 777 cos he’d have to pay them back; Prem league can’t bin them off cos they’d face legal action and also force EFC to admin; 777 can’t walk away cos their Ponzi scheme would collapse. who blinks first?.
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@Everton @SFoodbanks This is what happens when you have someone like @DavefcKelly leading your fans advisory board - class and quality leadership from the FAB and the club.
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Can I just say that “Black Friday” isn’t a thing in this country and so stop trying to foist it on us.
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@TheAthleticFC @johnmerro1 @peterrutzler How about the champions league cementing a rich cartel at the top, preventing any sustained challenge to that elite, and distorting all national leagues too , to make them wholly predictable and uncompetitive?.
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Clive Thomas , graham poll, pierluigi Collina, Jeff winter, mark clattenburg and now Martin Atkinson twice. Their names will live in infamy.
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@emilybell @lewis_goodall @KirstyWark @BBCRadio4 It is entirely down to Tory govt cuts to the BBC which themselves are designed to defund the BBC and reduce its ability to scrutinise the Tories.
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@vinerbrian @Barry1878 @moranjm9 @theesk @philmcnulty @tomtoffee He does not get nearly enough flak. His logic was “how can I stay in charge of Everton without putting any money in?” The chickens are now roosting so let’s not Motown this charade that he was somehow good for the club - his failure clearer by the day.
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@ITVJoel @johnmerro1 @DefraGovUK @fpcfreshtalk “Food will be cheaper after Brexit” … another lie from the Leave campaigns.
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@MightyBluesYT Bill kenwright drove Everton into the ground in his desire to remain centre stage. A disaster for Everton.
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@DavefcKelly @premierleague @EFC_FanAdvisory @billyliar9 @The1878s @EFC_FansForum @EFCSA @ToffeeTVEFC @TheBlueRoomEFC @EdsaEfc @EvertonHeritage @GiuliaBould @joe_thomas18 Julie was brilliant. Just sat there and let everyone know we ain’t to be messed with. Please pass on my thanks to her, Dave.
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@RoseThornsRosey @stellacreasy Are we seriously discussing Stella’s hair on Twitter ? Is this the level of debate you offer ? Is this the height of your poltical analysis ? Leave Stella alone and stick to real issues.
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I have just been selected as Labour's Parliamentary Candidate in Chester. Thank you for all your support: roll on 2015.
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@DavidHattam8 @SteveTheQuip If it was a real representation of Tory Britain, there’d just be an empty tube and no paper left.
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Chuck these greedy Rich 6 clubs out now. Treat them like cricket dealt with Kerry Packer’s breakaway. They cannot be permitted to keep a foot in both camps.
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This row is not about Gary Lineker tweeting. It’s about a Conservative government cancelling anyone whose views they disagree with, and bullying the national broadcaster to bow to their prejudices.
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The problem with the Far Right is that they’re also the Far Stupid. Except of course for the few at the top, whipping up hatred but never dumb enough to get caught in the aggro. And we all know who they are.
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@DominicKing_DM @MattMcNallyEFC And the corrosive influence of the champions league which keeps the rich clubs rich and distorts all domestic leagues too.
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Stunned and hugely saddened to hear of the death of Howard Kendall. But thank you Howard for all you gave us. #RIPHoward.
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Huge thanks to @EFC_FanAdvisory for once again ensuring fans’ voice is heard by @premierleague’s dodgy commission. Proactive leadership which will unite the Everton fan base.
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@rcscribbler @johnmerro1 It has not failed. It has succeeded all expeditions - transferring huge amounts of public money into private hands largely of investment funds in The City. Massive success. Just ripped the rest of us off.
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@TopBalconyMan @EFCLyndon @UHTPodcast @DavefcKelly @TheBlueRoomEFC @daviddownie17 @AndyBurnhamGM @EFC_FanAdvisory @EvertonNewsFeed @joe_thomas18 @GiuliaBould Just return VAR to its clear and obvious roots. And if you have to draw a line between players’ knees and toes, an offside ain’t clear and obvious so go with the attacker.
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@RichardJMurphy Privatisation has not failed, it has done exactly as intended: taken huge amounts of public money and put it in the offshore accounts of City investment funds and their fat cat owners.
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@TimesSport The same 6 clubs win 96% of trophies or CL places; the champions league money and now PSR/FFP means nobody else can break into that Rich 6 group on a sustained basis; and the 14 have to sell their best players every year to the Rich 6 just to be compliant. Yeah great league.
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Everton, the League Cup and lower division opposition? Boy, I dunno.
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@Jim_Keoghan Several newspapers are carrying this narrative this weekend. It is clear that briefing had gone on: I suspect the @premierleague after the backlash over their disproportionate punishment of Everton.
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@jdportes Why is the government asking HM Treasury officials to undertake an official analysis of the Opposition’s spending plans - that ain’t the role of civil servants. Especially in an election year.
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We had Chester's Tory MP laughing in the bedroom tax debate and now it seems Tory MPs are having a giggle in foodbank debate. Says it all.
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VAR for clear and obvious mistakes only. And I ain’t no chelsea fan.
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Oh, just so you know, it was nice of Kevin Ratcliffe to pop in to my office to say hello just now (Chris tries very hard to keep his cool).
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@PhilBlundell @EllBretland Hang on Phil…. Your reply just proved Ell’s point exactly. Villa were stuffed whichever way they went, in a system rigged to benefit the Rich 6.
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@forgottengoals @talkSAINTS @SaintsRelated @theuglyinside complete with trademark windmill celebration.
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@deneils Crest and logo can stay. Get rid of people’s club, get rid of grand old team - we can’t be about ‘history’ but future . And get rid of any mention of bill kenwright .
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Your annual reminder that the Champions League is a scam, a cartel designed to keep the rich clubs rich. Scrap it and bring back the European Cup!.
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@GavinMatthews2 flipping heck Gav top tunes tonight - King, Shakatak, joe Boxers. Anita Baker, the Jam. Or just showing my age ?.
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@MarionVanR @campbellclaret Vois comprenez, j’espere, que pas tous le monde en Royaume Uni pensent que Brexit etait une bonne idee? Pour moi et autres, c’est toujours une disastre.
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@WatchedToffee @EFC_FanAdvisory @DavefcKelly Agree. @DavefcKelly is a natural leader and 1000% Everton but all the other members chipping in too - Julie brilliant at Masters/House of Commons hearing this week. Visible presence, proactive leadership and always involving the fans.
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@QuiltyEfc Wrong call. The Esk understands finance and his call on 777 was right from the start. I don’t understand Evertonians who shoot the messenger.
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@SquatterMadras @EFC_FanAdvisory I will say it again - great work by all of you on the FAB. Thank you and keep going.
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I am currently overseas so reliant on excellent live commentary on Twitter from @ChesterFC as we go 2-0 up late doors. But as ever my biggest thanks to @brylip and @tailski for almost immediate score reports direct from the match.
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@chrisgreybrexit @Dan1763 They also led the charge for Brexit so are entirely responsible for the consequences.
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@Jim_Keoghan @blackrodblue Agree - and it is the champions league to blame, not just the English premier league. The champs league cements the rich clubs at the top of their domestic leagues and makes them a self perpetuating and unassailable oligarchy. Scrap it and bring back the European cup.
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Omar hassan at the #paralympics. Perhaps the bravest performance I have ever witnessed. http://t.co/ZckAaoqf.
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There's Kevin Ratcliffe on tv at the mo. Did I mention he popped in to the office yesterday to say hello?.
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@DavefcKelly @fitzcolin @MARK_GRAYS0N @deneils @keioc @billyliar9 @CBobblers1878 @The1878s @WatchedToffee @ToffeeTVEFC @ToffeeWeb Heroes every man jack of them at KEIOC. The new stadium on the banks of the Royal Blue Mersey is their legacy. Thank you to all of you.
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@EllBretland Too much celebrating players who are not good enough to play for us. Accepting of mediocrity and accepting of lowered expectations: A top eight finish, a cup run, a quarter final. None of it is good enough.
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@mralistairgreen @mrhenrymorris That’s fair enough son, as long as it is freshly tarmaced and not simply “surface dressed” - an engineer’s solution which will be back to the same shiite state in a couple of months. Feel me?.
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@DavefcKelly @EFC_FanAdvisory Dave you are the de facto leader of the Everton fan base. A position you have earned both by election and by acclamation. Respect.
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@MarkUrban01 Terrible news as another quality journalist leaves the BBC …. But this is the direct consequence of deliberate policy by Tory govt to defund BBC. Good luck Mark.
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1-1 to Watford and they came closer to winning. Why is that considered acceptable? Low standards acceptable? Mosh must act #MartinezOut.
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I guess as a child @keviclifton got mickey taken as dancer not footballer. He laughs now with @karen_hauer as girlfriend & primetime tv show.
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@williamnhutton Will the real danger is that the Tories have planned this and so will delay photo voter ID until the Gen Election and that will be the first time it is used. Lab must come out now and say they will abolish this voter suppression in govt.
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@brokenbins @BobbyDazzler24 @EricIdle And blue passports (that are actually black!) and wine by the pint !.
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@KiMcGuinness @SamJRushworth @northumbriapol Best to post something like this when a conviction is secured in court. The suspects remain innocent until proven guilty when only on charge.
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Disgraceful and embarrassing and disgracefully embarrassing.
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@GiuliaBould @Everton Same as always giulia - what is his plan to get the team scoring . That’s all that matters right now.
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@Ed_Miliband again leads the way - with Stella Creasey - after govt agrees to cap pay day loan fees despite ruling it out previously.
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@savegrassroots @THT1878 Are you serious? You’re blaming Keir for the decline in grassroots facilities after 14 years of Tory cuts ? What astonishing stupidity.
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@henrywinter @premierleague Reminds me of the time in 1986 - Liverpool needed to lose at Chelsea and rumour spread through Goodison that Chelsea had scored. That was before the internet and mobile phones of course.
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